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Gifts for Growth Investors, Coal for the Rest
Growth stocks rally while value and small stocks slide | Lower cash yields ahead | IVA on Air | Distribution season reminder | Gift The IVA
Diversification Wins Over Time
When you earn strong double-digit returns but still lag the market, it’s only fair to put your philosophy and portfolios under the microscope.
The Tax Implications of STAR’s New Look
MAILBAG — Measuring the tax impact of STAR’s upcoming portfolio changes.
Weekly Brief Follow Up | Capital Gains and Dividends
Access to Vanguard’s final year-end distribution estimates.
S&P Records, Vanguard Shake-Up, and STAR Changes
Counting record highs | Karin Risi retires | Ex-Fidelity exec Joanna Rotenberg joins the firm | A “new” Advice and Wealth Management division is announced | Vanguard changes nearly half of STAR’s portfolio | Capital gain distribution reminder
Boardroom Stakes: Who’s Eating Vanguard’s Cooking?
Are Vanguard’s nominees for its Boards of Trustees invested alongside the shareholders they represent?
Vanguard: ”Don’t call us, we’ll …”
Vanguard has threatened to terminate accounts of investors they feel call too often. Is this any way to run an investment company?
The Value of Ownership?
Vanguard loudly trumpets that it is owned by shareholders of its mutual funds and ETFs. But what rights do we owners actually have?
Vanguard and The Vanguard Group are service marks of The Vanguard Group, Inc. We are not affiliated in any way with The Vanguard Group and receive no compensation from The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Hi, I’m Jeff DeMaso.
Welcome to the Independent Vanguard Adviser.
I’ve been a Vanguard investor for over a decade, co-editing the leading newsletter on Vanguard funds and ETFs. I’m a big Vanguard fan, but they are not perfect (nobody is). I’ll tell you the good and the bad when it comes to Vanguard.
Over two decades while working at a multi-billion-dollar investment firm, I held titles of intern to CIO (and everything in between). I’ve seen investors make avoidable mistakes time and time again. I aim to share the investment insights and advice I want my family and friends to have so that you can make meaningful investments for yours.
When investing, I believe in simplicity, diversification and spending time in the market. A simple promise: My family and I will invest in the same funds I recommend to you!
When I’m not poring over Vanguard’s most recent prospectus, you can find me chasing my toddler around the playground or trying to avoid an injury while reliving the glory days on the soccer pitch.